The idea behind Cover is very similar to Google Now. The app is designed to give you access to the right applications and information before you even need to search for it, or even know you want it. In a way, this has a level of creepiness to it.

For example, the other day I was searching the Cleveland Indians logo on my work computer because I wanted to know what it looked like. For the next day or so, Google Now periodically sent the score of Cleveland Indians games to my smartphone’s home screen. Cover is a more customizable version of Google Now’s concept.

“Twitter, like Cover, believes in the incredible potential of Android,” said Cover’s founders Todd Jackson, Gordon Luk and Edward Ho in a recent blog post.

“They share our vision that smartphones can be a lot smarter – more useful and more contextual – and together we’re going to make that happen. We’ll be building upon a lot of what makes Cover great, and we’re thrilled to create something even better at Twitter.”

Google Now.

Cover launched back in October and according to a recent blog post, the app has been using user feedback to improve it.

Despite being acquired by Twitter, Cover’s creators say the app will remain available in the Google Play store for the foreseeable future but doesn’t rule out this might change.

“If that changes down the road, we’ll provide another update here,” said the post.

Having an app’s information show up on a smartphone’s lockscreen is great for users who frequently use a specific app. It’s also useful for developers since the app market is such a crowded ecosystem right now. It gives creators a way to make sure their app is the first thing users are looking at when they take out their phone. How exactly Twitter intends to use Cover is still unknown though, but some people think this acquisition was more about getting more talent on Google’s Android team than buying Cover.